Fennel

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A Eurasian plant (Foeniculum vulgare) in the parsley family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of small yellow flowers grouped in umbels, cultivated for its aromatic seeds and edible stalks.
  • noun. The seeds or stalks of this plant.
  • noun. A variety of fennel whose seeds are used as flavoring.
  • noun. A variety of fennel whose bulbous, celerylike stalks are eaten as a vegetable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An aromatic umbelliferous plant, Fœniculum vulgare, a native of southern Europe and common in cultivation.
  • noun. A name of certain plants of other genera. See below.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A perennial plant of the genus Fæniculum (Fæniculum vulgare), having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds.
  • noun. (Fæniculum dulce). It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and is used as a pot herb.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. (Anthemis Cotula), a foul-smelling European weed; -- called also mayweed.
  • noun. an herb (Nigella) of the Buttercup family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the fennel. Nigella Damascena is common in gardens. Nigella sativa furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in India. These seeds are the “fitches” mentioned in Isaiah (xxviii. 25).
  • noun. the distilled water of fennel seed. It is stimulant and carminative.
  • noun. (Ferula communis), has stems full of pith, which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by Prometheus.
  • noun. a European plant (Peucedanum officinale) looking something like fennel.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family.
  • noun. The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
  • noun. The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
  • noun. any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
  • noun. fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
  • noun. leaves used for seasoning
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    "I have tried telling her that she might want to call it "fennel", but to no avail."
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